DC Comics OCT160335 Designer Series Bombshells Poison Ivy Action Figure

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Nancy Loewenstein, Extension Specialist, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University; Amber C. Dunn, former 4-H Regional Extension Agent; and Mark D. Smith, Professor, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University.

The Poison Ivy Premium Format Figure measures 18” tall and 11” wide as Pamela Isleyreclines on some vines that have destroyed the Gotham City Police Department building. Rusted cell bars bend and break under her botanical strength and Ivy’s darling carnivorous plants infest the precinct, taking a bite out of crime … from the rogue's perspective. In spring and early summer the young unfolding leaflets are reddish or bronzy green ( Figure 1, left side, below center) and droop or hang limply from the ends of their upraised petioles. Poison-ivy ( Rhus radicans L.) is widespread throughout southern Ontario and reaches north approximately as far as Cochrane and Kenora. It is found most abundantly, however, south of a line from the north shore of Lake Huron through North Bay. This includes the densely populated portions of the province and the popular vacation areas. The plant is often mistakenly called "poison oak", but the true poison oak occurs only in the southern and Pacific states of the U.S.A. and not in Ontario. These herbicides are usually most effective if applied anytime from when the foliage is fully developed until the plants begin to go dormant, usually from about June 15 to July 31. Some regrowth of the weed may occur after it has been treated. Therefore, examine the area periodically and the repeat treatment as often as any regrowth appears. In this manner, poison-ivy can often be eliminated from an area.

Several herbicides (chemical weed-killers) have been used effectively for providing good control of poison-ivy:

Figure 1. Poison ivy leaves have three leaflets. Leaflets have scattered, jagged teeth along the edges and may have a larger tooth or lobe close to the bottom edge of the leaflet, giving it a mitten-like shape. There is often a red spot where the bottom two leaflets join together.Eating the plants can cause severe internal irritation, and inhaling particles of urushiol released by burning poison ivy, oak, or sumac can cause swelling of the respiratory passages, which can even result in death. These cases require specific and immediate medical treatment. Control The leaves of poison ivy (figure 1) and poison oak (figure 2) have three leaflets. This is where the adage leaves of three, let it be comes from. The leaflets are commonly 2 to 8 inches long and 3⁄4 to 5 inches wide, and they have scattered, jagged teeth along the edges. Some have a larger tooth or lobe close to the bottom edge, giving them a mitten-like shape. Nevertheless, when in doubt, avoid touching the unknown plant until you have obtained help to identify it. Control of Poison Ivy